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Police to<br />

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crime<br />

concerns<br />

• By Gordon Findlater<br />

LAST WEEK Sumner’s Brendon<br />

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of a 10-wicket haul, it’s now a<br />

reality after doing it in a single<br />

afternoon.<br />

Wellington, 36, was the star of<br />

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the show at St Leonards Square<br />

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Playing New Brighton in a<br />

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A competition, Wellington<br />

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The left-arm bowler could call<br />

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Sumner’s home ground.<br />

“It helps knowing where the<br />

juicy parts in the pitch are,” said<br />

Wellington. •Turn to page 6<br />

• By Gabrielle Stuart<br />

LYTTELTON police have<br />

responded to community<br />

concerns about their response<br />

to crime.<br />

Sergeant Dave Knowles has<br />

organised a community meeting<br />

next week to address the concerns<br />

and present new Lyttelton<br />

crime figures.<br />

The meeting was organised<br />

last week – after months of concern<br />

by residents and articles in<br />

the <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News.<br />

Last week <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong><br />

News reported on a former<br />

detective, Peter Newsome, who<br />

complained about the level of<br />

service.<br />

Last month it was revealed<br />

a community survey of about<br />

100 Lyttelton residents found<br />

two-thirds believed the police<br />

response to crime was inadequate.<br />

Sergeant Knowles said he<br />

wanted to be open with the<br />

community, and answer any<br />

questions they had.<br />

He was invited by the <strong>Bay</strong><br />

<strong>Harbour</strong> News to sit down to<br />

discuss the latest crime figures,<br />

but he said he would rather<br />

present them to the whole community<br />

at the meeting.<br />

The meeting will be held at<br />

6pm on <strong>March</strong> 16 at the Lyttelton<br />

Primary School hall on Oxford<br />

St.<br />

“We want a chance to supply<br />

statistics that are factual, and<br />

that way you’ll immediately see<br />

that some people’s perception of<br />

it is incorrect,” he said.<br />

Canterbury area prevention<br />

manager Acting Inspector<br />

Paul Reeves and Lyttelton Senior<br />

Sergeant Stephen McDaniel<br />

also planned to be at the meeting<br />

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PAGE 2 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi<br />

Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 8 <strong>2017</strong><br />

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FINALLY THE Lyttelton police<br />

have come out of the trenches and<br />

communicated with us.<br />

Yes, Sergeant Dave Knowles has<br />

contacted <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News about<br />

our ongoing coverage of the community’s<br />

concern over policing in<br />

the port and bay areas.<br />

Police will hold a community<br />

meeting next Thursday where they<br />

will present crime figures and answer<br />

questions from the floor.<br />

Sergeant Knowles said police<br />

want a chance to supply statistics<br />

that are factual, which will show<br />

some people’s perception is incorrect.<br />

That’s great news – but my<br />

question is, why is it only now that<br />

Lyttelton police are reacting? It is<br />

because <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News and the<br />

community have been beating the<br />

drum for months.<br />

Police must listen to their community<br />

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BAY HARBOUR<br />

PAGE 3<br />

News<br />

Redcliffs tennis stalwart takes<br />

second award for club work<br />

• By Gordon Findlater<br />

DI FRANCE has received her<br />

second nod in as many months<br />

for her work on reopening the<br />

Redcliffs Tennis Club.<br />

The Redcliffs president was<br />

named administrator of the year<br />

at the Nexia New Zealand Canterbury<br />

Sports Awards at the Air<br />

Force Museum of New Zealand<br />

on Friday night.<br />

“There were nine nominations<br />

for administrators and they had<br />

all done some amazing work so<br />

I find it very humbling,” said<br />

France.<br />

“It’s nice to be recognised,<br />

but for me the reward is seeing<br />

people out playing tennis, particularly<br />

all the kids out there<br />

using the courts – that’s the<br />

main reward.”<br />

In January, she was named<br />

volunteer of the year at Tennis<br />

New Zealand’s annual awards in<br />

Auckland.<br />

Following the February<br />

2011 earthquake, France was<br />

instrumental in helping the club<br />

avoid extinction. She stepped in<br />

as project manager, applying for<br />

community grants and overseeing<br />

the reinstatement of the<br />

damaged courts.<br />

When the club reopened<br />

in May 2013, she was elected<br />

president. Under her leadership,<br />

membership has grown from 40<br />

juniors and 22 seniors to more<br />

than 130 juniors and 35 affiliated<br />

senior members.<br />

This hasn’t been her first stint<br />

in the role. She served as the<br />

club’s president during the early<br />

1980s before becoming inactive<br />

in the sport for more than 20<br />

years.<br />

When rumours of the club’s<br />

potential closure came to light<br />

following the earthquake, she<br />

was prompted into action.<br />

“I think that was one of the<br />

things that seemed to have an<br />

influence, the fact that I hadn’t<br />

played tennis for 22 years. And<br />

I went back because I saw that<br />

SCOOP: Di France was<br />

named administrator of<br />

the year at the Nexia New<br />

Zealand Canterbury Sports<br />

Awards on Friday night.<br />

She’s pictured here with<br />

her husband Roger winning<br />

volunteer of the year at the<br />

Tennis New Zealand awards<br />

in January.<br />

there was the need to reestablish<br />

the tennis courts,” said France.<br />

She continues to be the driving<br />

force behind the tennis club.<br />

She established junior tennis<br />

coaching, first by engaging<br />

Stu Chalmers as junior coach<br />

in 2013, then by organising<br />

Evie Ruegg to take on the head<br />

coaching role.<br />

The club is currently holding<br />

its junior championships,<br />

which finish this weekend, and<br />

it will be followed by the senior<br />

champs in early April.<br />

France also established social<br />

senior club tennis on Tuesday<br />

and Friday mornings, which she<br />

herself attends. Along with her<br />

husband, Roger, she under takes<br />

regular maintenance of the<br />

courts, clubhouse and hall.<br />

In Brief<br />

POOL TABLE AUCTION<br />

The owner of the British Hotel was<br />

surprised how much its 50-yearold<br />

pool table sold for on Friday.<br />

The table was auctioned off for<br />

more than $4000 to raise money<br />

to help restore the hotel to its<br />

former glory days. Owner Rebecca<br />

Lovell-Smith was “really pleased”<br />

the pool table went to a Lyttelton<br />

resident who saw sentimental<br />

value in the item. “The pool table<br />

got a great price, it will pay a few<br />

outstanding invoices,” she said.<br />

FIRE BAN REMINDER<br />

Little River Volunteer Fire Brigade<br />

chief fire officer David Irving<br />

reminds residents that there is a<br />

fire ban in the area and people<br />

need to be wary about potential<br />

fire hazards. He said long grass<br />

around buildings and sheds can be<br />

a concern as people often forget to<br />

tend to it. “People need to be very,<br />

very diligent,” he said.<br />

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PAGE 4 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi<br />

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News<br />

Former cop more positive after meeting<br />

• By Noah Graham<br />

A FORMER detective who<br />

complained about the Lyttelton<br />

police is now feeling more<br />

positive after a meeting with a<br />

senior Canterbury officer.<br />

Peter Newsome, who lives in<br />

port, met with Acting Inspector<br />

Paul Reeves last week to discuss<br />

an official complaint he made<br />

to the Minister of Police Paula<br />

Bennett.<br />

Mr Newsome laid the<br />

complaint in January after he felt<br />

two of his requests for help were<br />

“fobbed off” by local police.<br />

He was also concerned about<br />

the lack of local police on<br />

duty at the weekends and after<br />

hours.<br />

Mr Newsome’s complaint<br />

comes alongside growing<br />

discontent in Lyttelton about the<br />

police coverage there.<br />

Mr Newsome told <strong>Bay</strong><br />

<strong>Harbour</strong> News yesterday that<br />

he was listened to and was told<br />

Lyttelton police will work with<br />

the community going forward.<br />

“I’m happy with it because it<br />

will help address some of the<br />

issues at the Lyttelton police<br />

station and it will start a wider<br />

debate with the community over<br />

what police are doing.”<br />

Mr Newsome’s complaint<br />

comes as two residents, Candice<br />

Milner and Paul Dietche, put<br />

together an online survey of<br />

about 100 residents concerned<br />

about policing. Sixty-six per<br />

cent believed the police response<br />

to crime in the area was<br />

inadequate.<br />

But, Mr Newsome said his<br />

formal complaint was not<br />

completely resolved.<br />

Mr Newsome said Acting<br />

Inspector Reeves addressed his<br />

requests for help specifically<br />

and explained the prioritisation<br />

policy the police use when<br />

dealing with incidents, which<br />

PROGRESS: Former detective and Lyttelton resident, Peter<br />

Newsome, met with Canterbury area prevention manager,<br />

Acting Inspector Paul Reeves, to discuss his official complaint to<br />

the Minister of Police Paula Bennett.<br />

helped him understand and<br />

agree one of his requests for help<br />

was low on the list.<br />

However, Mr Newsome<br />

believed police did not have<br />

enough resources.<br />

Overall, Mr Newsome said<br />

the talk was successful and<br />

thinks there will be more<br />

communication between<br />

the Lyttelton community and<br />

police.<br />

“I just think we have started a<br />

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BAY HARBOUR<br />

PAGE 5<br />

Hope for Sumner skate park<br />

THE BALL is starting to roll for a<br />

new permanent site for a Sumner<br />

skate park.<br />

The skate park was closed down<br />

on Wakefield Ave last month<br />

after it did not pass city council<br />

sound level tests.<br />

But the Linwood-Central-<br />

Heathcote Community Board has<br />

now decided to find a permanent<br />

skate park in the area with a full<br />

site selection process and a bid<br />

for funding in the city council’s<br />

Long Term Plan – which governs<br />

spending between 2018-2028.<br />

Sumner Green and Skate<br />

spokeswoman Kimberly Mossman<br />

said she was delighted by<br />

the response from the board and<br />

thought it was “absolutely brilliant”.<br />

Previously<br />

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However, Mrs Mossman said<br />

the group really hoped for a good<br />

partnership with city council and<br />

although they need to find a skate<br />

park site, she hoped they would<br />

provide what the community<br />

really wants – a combined green<br />

and skate park.<br />

Firefighters hit the streets<br />

for cancer charity<br />

DONATING: Firefighters from the Lyttelton Volunteer<br />

Fire Brigade spent Saturday in their uniforms as they<br />

collected more than $3000 of donations for Leukemia<br />

& Blood Cancer New Zealand as part of the Sky Tower<br />

Stair Challenge in May. Chief fire officer Mark Buckley<br />

said Saturday’s collection was one of several they are<br />

doing over the next two months. He said they aim to<br />

have raised $15,000 for the event. ​<br />

FINAL SKATE:<br />

Charlie Hatley,<br />

7, enjoyed the<br />

old Sumner<br />

skate ramp one<br />

last time at its<br />

farewell last<br />

month.<br />

“The only way to get a good<br />

outcome is to get the community’s<br />

voice heard.”<br />

She said the Green and Skate<br />

group know 26 Nayland St is the<br />

best choice for a skate park and<br />

understands city council have<br />

to go through long processes to<br />

purchase the land from LINZ.<br />

However, she said there also<br />

needs to be continued and open<br />

consultation from city council<br />

to the community so it can try<br />

to gain from 20 through to 26<br />

Nayland St for a village green and<br />

skate area.<br />

Mrs Mossman said it has been<br />

a frustrating and long process but<br />

if city council “talks the talk”, the<br />

future for the skate park is promising.<br />

She said the children are<br />

really missing their skate ramp<br />

and have been travelling out of<br />

Sumner and into the city to fill<br />

their skating craving.<br />

Community Board member<br />

Sara Templeton said there has<br />

been demand for a skate park in<br />

the <strong>Bay</strong>s area for many years.<br />

In Brief<br />

BONFIRE CALLOUT<br />

Firefighters attended a small<br />

bonfire on Sumner Beach<br />

on Saturday night. Sumner<br />

Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy<br />

chief fire officer Darren<br />

Wright said they were called<br />

out to the bonfire, which<br />

could have easily spread.<br />

He said conditions are still<br />

extremely dry and people<br />

need to take care.<br />

HEADSTONE REPAIRS<br />

The Banks Peninsula<br />

Community Board is asking<br />

for advice on whether<br />

a building consent is<br />

required to fix headstones<br />

in city council cemeteries.<br />

Chairwoman Christine<br />

Wilson said the question was<br />

raised by a board member.<br />

She said a lot of headstones<br />

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earthquakes, including<br />

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Our People<br />

Not out after 16 years playing<br />

Club captain Dan Vann has played for Sumner Cricket for 16 years. His love<br />

for cricket has taken him all over the world and helped define his career as<br />

a junior representative coach and Chisnallwood’s PE teacher. Noah Graham<br />

spoke to him about his time in the game<br />

A CAPTAIN’S KNOCK: Chisnallwood Intermediate School PE<br />

teacher, Sumner Cricket Club captain and coach Dan Vann<br />

spends most of his days talking and teaching cricket.<br />

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />

What drew you into cricket?<br />

It’s been in my family, my<br />

grandfather used to be the<br />

president of Otago cricket<br />

and he was also an umpire,<br />

and then my dad played from<br />

there. Obviously, my brother<br />

and I started playing and just<br />

continued on through. I enjoy<br />

it, it’s my passion and my job<br />

as well. In my holidays and<br />

after school I do a bit of cricket<br />

coaching. It’s working on a lot of<br />

mental training.<br />

How does coaching compare<br />

to playing?<br />

I enjoy it. I still like playing.<br />

I’ve always helped people get<br />

better at things. Coaching just<br />

came as part of that. I actually<br />

got into teaching through<br />

coaching. I did a bit of cricket<br />

coaching when I was younger<br />

and people just said I’d make a<br />

good primary school teacher.<br />

That’s what made me go to<br />

Teacher’s College and I followed<br />

it from there.<br />

When did you start<br />

playing?<br />

I started in early primary<br />

school and then backyard<br />

cricket at home with my younger<br />

brother. We used to play against<br />

each other a lot. We used to live<br />

on a farm so we had a few mates<br />

from the area come along and<br />

play a bit of backyard cricket.<br />

Then we moved into the city<br />

when I was a bit older. I actually<br />

played at Sumner because I went<br />

to Linwood College and it’s not<br />

a very good cricket school. My<br />

friend’s dad was the president –<br />

Ray Steel – so I started playing at<br />

the Sumner Cricket Club when I<br />

was 15 or 16. I’ve played here for<br />

about 16 years.<br />

What was it like playing for<br />

Sumner when you started?<br />

When I first started I did okay.<br />

It was good coming to Sumner<br />

because the club had a very<br />

strong senior team. I used to<br />

play with the second team but I<br />

would train with the first team.<br />

So we had a lot of ex-Canterbury<br />

players who would help coach<br />

us. I worked my way up into<br />

the senior team when I was 18<br />

and then there were about two<br />

years when I was known as<br />

the ‘specialist’ fielder because<br />

that’s all I did. Then a lot of the<br />

older guys retired so I became<br />

more of a senior player and then<br />

eventually I was captain for a<br />

couple of years and now I’m the<br />

coach and the club captain. I<br />

always ran the coaching sessions<br />

and have helped the juniors and<br />

stuff like that.<br />

What’s the best part of<br />

playing cricket?<br />

It’s probably the camaraderie<br />

of playing with your mates.<br />

Cricket’s a game where you<br />

spend half the time sitting and<br />

not playing. If you don’t enjoy<br />

the guys you’re hanging out with<br />

then you’re not going to enjoy the<br />

cricket. We’re lucky we’ve always<br />

had a good team.<br />

What is the memory that<br />

sticks out to you the most?<br />

Since I’ve been at the club<br />

we’ve won about six or seven<br />

titles. When we won them about<br />

10 years ago I was an up-andcomer<br />

and didn’t contribute as<br />

much in terms of the game. In<br />

more recent years it’s been a bit<br />

more rewarding because of the<br />

responsibility myself and the<br />

other senior players have to<br />

bare.<br />

Effort with ball puts team in dominant<br />

ON A ROLL:<br />

Sumner<br />

groundsman<br />

Brendon<br />

Wellington<br />

rolled the<br />

wicket at St<br />

Leonards<br />

Square<br />

before<br />

rolling<br />

the New<br />

Brighton<br />

batting lineup.<br />

•From page 1<br />

His effort has left Sumner in a<br />

dominant position going into the<br />

second day on Saturday.<br />

New Brighton finished day one<br />

on 88/4 in their second innings, still<br />

55 runs behind Sumner who will be<br />

eyeing up a rare innings victory.<br />

The conditions certainly didn’t<br />

hamper the Sumner batting effort.<br />

Put into bat they managed a first innings<br />

total of 294/8 before the match<br />

became the Wellington show.<br />

The groundsman come strike<br />

bowler single handily ripped<br />

through New Brighton’s top order.<br />

Wicketkeeper batsman Tom<br />

McDonald was the only player to<br />

put up a fight launching 95 from<br />

53 balls before he was inevitably<br />

dismissed by Wellington as New<br />

Brighton fell for 151 all out in the<br />

23rd over.<br />

Sumner asked New Brighton to<br />

follow-on and Wellington’s form<br />

continued as he picked up three<br />

for 28 to end the day with 10-58.<br />

“It was a good feeling to get<br />

there. I’ve had a few five wicket<br />

bags but finally have the 10-wicket<br />

match after 20 years of trying,”<br />

said Wellington.<br />

“I did some pretty good celebratory<br />

moves . . . I even pulled out a<br />

special celebration, the chainsaw.”<br />

He credits his success to “old age<br />

and experience.”<br />

Through four games in the twoday<br />

competition Wellington had<br />

taken 17 wickets at an average of<br />

16.23 and strike rate of 28.24.<br />

Sumner Club captain Dan<br />

Vann said Wellington had done<br />

exceptionally well as the pitch was<br />

a batsman’s wicket.<br />

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cricket for Sumner<br />

What’s the highest you have<br />

ever scored?<br />

Last year I got 141. The last<br />

couple of years I have been<br />

batting at seven because our<br />

team has got a good batting<br />

order. Between me and a couple<br />

of other guys we would come in<br />

and have a tee-off at the end. In<br />

this particular game we were five<br />

wickets down for eight runs and<br />

one of the young guys I coached<br />

got 87 and I got 141. He got out<br />

just before I did. So we probably<br />

put on 230-run partnership and<br />

we ended up winning by an<br />

innings.<br />

Do you have any<br />

superstitions?<br />

A lot of cricketers are<br />

superstitious but I’m not really<br />

that crazy. I always do the things<br />

that we always do. I walk through<br />

the gate when you go to bat. I<br />

always mark my centre wicket<br />

after I hit the boundary. But<br />

that’s more of a routine to keep<br />

me focused.<br />

Who is the team to beat?<br />

At the moment Heathcote is<br />

our biggest rival. They’re the top<br />

club at the moment. They’re just<br />

one of the better teams to play.<br />

If you beat them you have had a<br />

good day.<br />

How long have you been a<br />

teacher for and what schools<br />

have you worked at?<br />

I’ve been a teacher at<br />

Chisnallwood for nine years. I<br />

took a sabbatical in 2012 and was<br />

a player and coach in England. I<br />

went to Hertfordshire and played<br />

for a club called Broxbourne. I<br />

just did relief teaching and PE<br />

teaching over there. It was quite<br />

casual work and it allowed me<br />

ON STRIKE:<br />

Vann in<br />

a familiar<br />

environment,<br />

batting on the<br />

St Leonards<br />

Square wicket<br />

in Sumner. ​<br />

to still coach four or five times a<br />

week.<br />

How did teaching differ in<br />

England?<br />

Teaching PE in England I<br />

found the kids were far less into<br />

other sports. They loved football<br />

but if it wasn’t football they<br />

weren’t too keen. I think the<br />

schools were very strict on the<br />

way you did things. You didn’t<br />

have freedom as a relief teacher.<br />

Did not have the Kiwi “she’ll be<br />

right mate” attitude.<br />

So other than cricket, what<br />

else do you like to do?<br />

Just any outdoors sports stuff<br />

really. I do a bit of snowboarding,<br />

golf, I used to play rugby for<br />

Sumner as well. I play a bit of<br />

indoor cricket in the winter.<br />

Mountain biking. Just anything<br />

outdoors, really. I’m pretty busy<br />

with teaching, coaching and still<br />

trying to play cricket as well. It’s<br />

pretty busy.<br />

Could you tell me a bit about<br />

your family?<br />

Just my wife Michelle, and<br />

our dog, Duke. Duke is a bit of a<br />

mixture. He’s a bit too intelligent<br />

for his own good. He’s quite<br />

a good escape artist but he’s<br />

calmed down in the past few<br />

years. He’s had a few surgeries.<br />

He’s not old, just slowing down a<br />

little bit. He is quite well behaved<br />

when we’re home. He likes to be<br />

around people and doesn’t like to<br />

be left alone so he’ll take himself<br />

for a walk. My brother and his<br />

wife and two kids. He’s two years<br />

younger than me. We’re a pretty<br />

small family.<br />

position<br />

He said they were scheduled to play<br />

at Rawhiti but there were problems<br />

with the New Brighton pitch and<br />

the game was moved to their home<br />

ground. Sumner are currently fourth<br />

in the two-day competition with one<br />

round remaining following Saturday’s<br />

final day in the penultimate round.<br />

The team took out the one-day competition<br />

earlier in the summer and<br />

although they are out of the race for<br />

the two-day competition they can still<br />

win the overall points tally, which<br />

takes results from both formats.<br />

•Additional reporting Noah Graham<br />

EFFORT BALL:<br />

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how he claimed<br />

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afternoon against<br />

New Brighton, his<br />

best figures after<br />

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Tree under threat<br />

• By Noah Graham<br />

RICHARD JONES says<br />

chopping down an iconic<br />

Seamount Tce tree is<br />

“disappointing’.<br />

Mr Jones has lived at his<br />

family home in Mt Pleasant onand-off<br />

for the past 65 years and<br />

as an admiring neighbour of the<br />

gum tree, he is certain the community<br />

would not be the same<br />

without it.<br />

The 90-year-old manna gum<br />

has been cut piece-by-piece over<br />

the past few weeks after the<br />

owner of the property decided<br />

it was too much to manage, he<br />

said.<br />

In response, Mr Jones was one<br />

of more than 50 Mt Pleasant<br />

residents who signed a petition<br />

to show their support for the<br />

tree in an attempt to change the<br />

owner’s mind.<br />

He said the tree deserved to<br />

be on the hill as it is a part of<br />

the community’s history and<br />

although he understood the<br />

owner’s reasoning, it is a shame<br />

the owner could not come to<br />

another solution.<br />

“They might not know it but<br />

they will become known as the<br />

family who chopped down a<br />

90-year-old tree.<br />

“Everyone is absolutely disappointed.”<br />

STILL STANDING: Mt<br />

Pleasant resident Richard<br />

Jones says it is disappointing<br />

a 90-year-old tree is being<br />

cut down.<br />

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />

Seamount Tce resident Eddie<br />

Du Plessis has spent the last<br />

three weeks rallying support for<br />

the tree in an attempt to change<br />

the owner’s mind.<br />

Mr Du Plessis said he, and<br />

five other Mt Pleasant residents,<br />

showed the owner the petition.<br />

The man listened to their opinions<br />

but was not going to budge<br />

on his decision.<br />

“We wasted our time talking<br />

to the owner.”<br />

Mr Du Plessis said the owner<br />

did not want to deal with the<br />

effort required to keep the gum<br />

tree maintained.<br />

A spokesperson for the city<br />

council said the tree used to be<br />

on the Notable and Heritage<br />

Trees list but was omitted from<br />

the significant trees list in December<br />

2015 when city council,<br />

submitters and the property’s<br />

owner agreed the tree did not<br />

warrant protection.<br />

“Accordingly, the owner is<br />

free to manage the tree as they<br />

wish,” the spokesperson said.<br />

Mt Pleasant Memorial Community<br />

Centre and Residents<br />

Association chairman Derek<br />

McCullough said it was sad for<br />

the community that the tree<br />

would be coming down but he<br />

could see both sides of the issue.<br />

He said he realised the tree<br />

was an important part of the<br />

community but there was also<br />

parts of the tree that were dangerous.<br />

Comments from the petition<br />

to stop the tree being felled<br />

It’s shape, magnificent stature<br />

and many moods give us something<br />

to marvel at on an hourly<br />

basis as the weather and light<br />

change. It has been a constant<br />

companion from which we have<br />

taken inspiration and strength. It<br />

represents the beauty and uplifting<br />

power of nature. It is indeed<br />

a significant and exceptional tree<br />

and it does not need to appear on<br />

any list to provide an immense<br />

value to many people way beyond<br />

the boundaries of its substantial<br />

leaf mass.<br />

Simply look at it with fresh eyes<br />

and try to catch a glimpse of what<br />

we see and feel.<br />

This tree is beautiful. Please<br />

keep it. Ninety years old can<br />

never be replaced in such glory.<br />

The stunningly beautiful<br />

manna gum tree would have<br />

been planted around about the<br />

same time as our house was built<br />

and is part of that heritage. We<br />

have a very large garden full of<br />

natives and exotic planting and<br />

the native birds enjoy both. You<br />

need exotic trees to create that<br />

diversity and artistry which helps<br />

us all work though the trials that<br />

life throws at us. We hope you<br />

will reconsider this issue and we<br />

as a community will be there to<br />

support you in its maintenance.<br />

I would like to express the<br />

extreme sense of loss I would<br />

personally feel if this tree was<br />

removed. I have observed it in<br />

all it’s many moods, bathed<br />

in golden sunlight. Waving its<br />

branches in wild weather, it is<br />

magnificent at all times. It is a<br />

haven for many birds, bees and<br />

butterflies. A tree of such stature<br />

cannot possibly be replaced. If its<br />

beauty and character were taken<br />

away, I would be profoundly saddened.<br />

We in the neighbourhood all<br />

get different views of this majestic<br />

tree. Each day it is one of our<br />

first sights as we let the daylight<br />

into the kitchen. The proposal to<br />

bring this magnificent, noble tree<br />

down is much worse than disappointing.<br />

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Construction starts on a new central city waterfront<br />

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It will extend from the Antigua Boatsheds near<br />

Christchurch Hospital to the Margaret Mahy Family<br />

Park. Work starts on the intersection Oxford Terrace<br />

and Lichfield Street this month. The Promenade will<br />

be finished in mid to late 2018.<br />

Artist impression showing what The Promenade<br />

will look like along Oxford Terrace, above the<br />

Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial.<br />

The Promenade will vary along its 2.8 kilometres,<br />

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Many features in the square are either earthquake<br />

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will restore the square and make it safer and more<br />

accessible for people.<br />

Completed section near the Worcester Street Bridge.<br />

Paving, art, gardens, lighting, and seating will<br />

make the area accessible to people of all ages and<br />

abilities. Service vehicles and customers will still<br />

be able to access businesses, but the speed limit<br />

will be lowered.<br />

The much loved Bowker Fountain will be repaired.<br />

The statues of Captain Cook and Queen Victoria will<br />

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There will be no access through Victoria Square<br />

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between Armagh Street and Durham/Kilmore<br />

Streets (through The Commons) will be available<br />

for most of this time.<br />

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McCaw takes on City2Surf fun run<br />

• By Bridget Rutherford<br />

GEMMA MCCAW has taken<br />

on the Coast to Coast run,<br />

endurance races and played<br />

more than 200 internationals for<br />

the Black Sticks.<br />

And, of course, after her much<br />

publicised recent wedding, she<br />

and husband, rugby great Richie<br />

McCaw, kick-started their Central<br />

Otago honeymoon with a<br />

20km run.<br />

But on <strong>March</strong> 19, she will be<br />

running for fun and charity in<br />

The Star City2Surf with Mike<br />

Pero Real Estate.<br />

The former Black Sticks star<br />

and about 25 Aviva staff will run<br />

and walk the 6km and 14km<br />

events to raise awareness and<br />

money for the charity.<br />

City2Surf has chosen Aviva<br />

as its benefiting charity for this<br />

year’s event. Aviva provides family<br />

violence support.<br />

Gemma said Aviva, formerly<br />

known as Christchurch Women’s<br />

Refuge, was deserving,and<br />

the City2Surf was a great way to<br />

help.<br />

“To have those conversations<br />

about where people can go for<br />

help is important for any community.”<br />

She would not be racing to win<br />

in the 14km event because, for<br />

her, it was more about enjoying<br />

it. Although, she said a minor<br />

knee injury sustained after taking<br />

part in the Coast to Coast<br />

run may “slow her down a little<br />

bit.”<br />

Gemma said it will be her first<br />

time running in the iconic event<br />

and she welcomed others to join<br />

her.<br />

“You won’t regret it. That sense<br />

of achievement afterwards and<br />

that community feel is the perfect<br />

opportunity and a great way<br />

to spend a Sunday.”<br />

Aviva marketing and funding<br />

manager Julie McCloy said the<br />

City2Surf was part of a 12-week<br />

wellness challenge staff were<br />

doing to promote physical wellbeing.<br />

“For us working in family and<br />

sexual violence, we want to help<br />

people achieve well-being.”<br />

City2Surf event manager<br />

Vanessa Fleming said they were<br />

expecting more than 12,000<br />

people to take part this year.<br />

“It’s amazing for Aviva to have<br />

someone like Gemma. She’s<br />

just an ordinary Kiwi girl supporting<br />

the charity and raising<br />

awareness for Aviva, which helps<br />

families live free of violence.”<br />

She said the 43rd event was all<br />

about giving it a go, whether it<br />

be walking, jogging or running.<br />

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ACTIVE: Gemma McCaw<br />

will take on The Star<br />

City2Surf run with Aviva<br />

staff, including Julie<br />

McCloy (left), Suzanne<br />

Ross, Tania Kitto and<br />

Katie Dixon, who took<br />

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NINa COOk - OpeNINg<br />

Nina Cook was born in Whakatane in 1967. She was educated in Wanganui and<br />

then at Christchurch Polytechnic School of Art and Design where she received<br />

a Bachelor of Design. In 2007 Nina established the studio from which she<br />

currently works. Nina’s latest exhibition named ‘Opening’ takes place at Little<br />

River Gallery from <strong>March</strong> 11th until April 5th.<br />

Ian Clothier writes about Nina Cook’s new works from the exhibition<br />

‘Opening’.<br />

“…Sumptuously indulgent, some of the paintings have sensual cavities<br />

accompanied by extravagant displays of form and colour that come close to<br />

gorging the eyes. Words such as colour, spectrum and visual feast apply equally<br />

to the paintings as they do to the tail of peacocks. Such<br />

as the collection of thoughts about feathers, colour<br />

and visual luxury that assemble on reflection of Nina<br />

Cook’s Opening works.”<br />

Nina writes about her own work.<br />

“The narrative/impetus for this series of works is deeply personal. Broadly, it is<br />

about a cycle of profound hurt to intense release. Opening: to force an opening<br />

(to breach) through to Opening: to release and truly open up.<br />

The process is integral and is one of concentrated, open-minded patience,<br />

requiring me to stay alert to paint (viscosity, brush loading, etc) and<br />

compositional characteristics in much the same way<br />

as fully abstract works demand. These cannot<br />

be rushed, nor the movements/marks allowed<br />

to become repetitively mechanical. To do so<br />

would be to undermine the intention of the work.<br />

The works initially appear highly decorative and<br />

orderly – feathers mean birds. But on closer inspection, these are not any birds<br />

you’d recognise. Their physiology is different (wrong? altered?). The colours<br />

and intensity are emotive, the mark-making intense. These irregularities draw<br />

you in, encourage observation and contemplation. But ultimately you are<br />

released to once again to simply enjoy the decorative qualities of these jewels.<br />

That they are designed to be hung at any angle, allows the image to be<br />

changed/refreshed at will. This allows the viewer input into the relationship<br />

each work has with its surroundings. The round paintings are very effective in<br />

groupings, allowing differences between the works to intensify each other.”<br />

nina cook<br />

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Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 8 <strong>2017</strong><br />

Your Local Views<br />

If in doubt, don’t go out!<br />

• By Gary Manch, navigational<br />

safety officer, Lyttelton<br />

WITH AUTUMN now with<br />

us a lot of you will be making<br />

the most of the good weather.<br />

And so you should! However,<br />

as you will all know,<br />

here in New Zealand we can<br />

experience four seasons in one<br />

day. It’s really important that<br />

you check the weather forecast<br />

before you enjoy your day at<br />

sea, on the river or at the lake.<br />

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to happen the day you head<br />

out on the water is crucial to<br />

your safety and that of your<br />

passengers.<br />

I like to use the MetService<br />

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one of the other local weather<br />

services to ensure I’m on the<br />

right track in terms of my planning<br />

for my day on the water.<br />

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to use; they keep me up to date<br />

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decide to launch my boat.<br />

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The Weather Channel,<br />

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and MetService.<br />

It’s not unusual for the<br />

<strong>Harbour</strong>master’s Office to get<br />

reports about boats getting<br />

Pirate’s Corner<br />

caught out in poor conditions<br />

and sometimes requiring assistance<br />

from Coastguard. A<br />

lot of these boating incidences<br />

could have been avoided if<br />

the skipper had checked the<br />

weather forecast before heading<br />

out.<br />

My philosophy on boating<br />

safety is simple – if in doubt,<br />

don’t go out! I know it sounds<br />

a bit corny, but it’s a simple<br />

way to decide whether heading<br />

out on the water is a good idea<br />

or not.<br />

I’m very impressed with<br />

Maritime New Zealand’s<br />

catchphrase – “nobody’s<br />

faster than disaster”. What this<br />

means is plan for the worst.<br />

Complacency or a simple lack<br />

of care could have disastrous<br />

consequences for you and your<br />

crew.<br />

Wearing lifejackets, having<br />

two forms of communication<br />

and knowing the rules are all<br />

basic things to tick off before<br />

you head out on the water. The<br />

same safety measures apply to<br />

those who kayak, canoe and<br />

paddleboard.<br />

That’s it from me, enjoy<br />

yourselves on water and be<br />

safe.<br />

As sergeant from Hill Street<br />

Blues (for those of you old<br />

enough to know who he is)<br />

would say – “let’s be careful<br />

out there”.<br />

We said:<br />

The Redcliffs School board<br />

of trustees is supporting<br />

the Ministry of Education’s<br />

decision to use the Redcliffs<br />

Park site in spite of vocal<br />

opposition.<br />

You said:<br />

Pamela Neil – Just leave it<br />

where it is – six years!<br />

Dani Cooper – Right in front<br />

of a Cliffside, which crumbled<br />

badly in the quakes? Don’t think<br />

I’d send my kids there thanks.<br />

Cathryn Lucy – The site is<br />

entirely safe and some kids live<br />

closer to it. The Government is<br />

pulling rubbish out from nowhere<br />

that kids will be psychologically<br />

traumatised from the memories,<br />

but that’s all they have to go on and<br />

none of those children will be at<br />

the school when it reopens anyway,<br />

they will all have passed through<br />

to high school. But even though<br />

the site is absolutely fine, the<br />

school has to settle for something<br />

and compromise to even have a<br />

school, as to argue against the park<br />

or Barnett Park, they have to rule it<br />

out. And if the Government rules<br />

out the current site too, which they<br />

want to do so they can build on it<br />

themselves, then the school has no<br />

option and can’t open in Redcliffs.<br />

Sometimes you have to cut your<br />

losses, even when you know those<br />

you are fighting are entirely wrong.<br />

Ideal world the school would<br />

return to the original site which<br />

is entirely fine and a wonderful<br />

school site. But a school at the park<br />

is better than no school at all.<br />

Jamie Fowler – Leave it where<br />

it is. If anything, move classrooms<br />

more towards road. Make the back<br />

end the field.<br />

John Gamblin – Just close it<br />

altogether that will stop people<br />

moaning.<br />

Andrew Johnson – Which<br />

would be quicker – a tsunami or<br />

the cliffs coming down?<br />

Rob Eder – Good decision,<br />

about time.<br />

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Work in progress?<br />

Port Hills<br />

MP Ruth<br />

Dyson talks<br />

about the<br />

appearance<br />

of the <strong>Bay</strong><br />

<strong>Harbour</strong> area<br />

CHRISTCHURCH residents<br />

have a proud history of caring<br />

about and for their visual<br />

environment.<br />

This obsession with our surroundings<br />

encompasses our proud<br />

history of architects, artists and<br />

designers who have shaped our<br />

city, through to the suburban<br />

“beautifying associations” who<br />

have preened our streets and<br />

avenues.<br />

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residents have approached me<br />

and raised questions about the<br />

final appearance of the numerous<br />

mitigation works in their area.<br />

It needs to be said from the<br />

outset that these residents have always<br />

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the gratitude that they feel for the<br />

important and costly works that<br />

have been completed to protect<br />

vital infrastructure.<br />

Yet, they still question what<br />

the final visual impact of these<br />

works will be. In Peacocks Gallop,<br />

for instance will the “black pool<br />

fences” be the final visual solution<br />

for what was once an avenue of<br />

beautifully crafted stone and iron<br />

memorial lampposts?<br />

Once again, I have to point out,<br />

that these comments have not<br />

been made in a finger-pointing<br />

negative way. They are merely<br />

the natural result of that great<br />

Christchurch tradition of caring<br />

about our community and our<br />

shared spaces.<br />

Since the earthquakes, residents<br />

of the <strong>Bay</strong>s community have given<br />

freely of their time and intellect to<br />

care for each other and to rebuild<br />

both their communities and their<br />

environment.<br />

The Village Green at Sumner,<br />

community gardens, the rebuild<br />

of the beautiful Sumner Surf Club<br />

and the tenacious fight for Redcliffs<br />

School and library are but a<br />

few prominent examples among<br />

many.<br />

Maybe there can be an opportunity<br />

for that same force to reshape<br />

what these mitigated areas will<br />

finally look like.<br />

In The Life Changing Art of<br />

Tidying Up, Marie Kondo refers<br />

to the concept that what we see<br />

in our constructed environment<br />

must spark joy in us.<br />

Now that the mitigation work<br />

has taken place, maybe it is time to<br />

tidy-up our public spaces, and let<br />

the people of the <strong>Bay</strong>s community<br />

lead the way in designing what<br />

will spark joy in their surroundings.<br />

Plan for skate park<br />

City<br />

Councillor<br />

and<br />

Linwood-<br />

Central-<br />

Heathcote<br />

community<br />

board<br />

member Sara Templeton<br />

talks about how important<br />

having a permanent skate<br />

park in Sumner is and<br />

how the community can<br />

use their own initiative to<br />

regenerate Christchurch<br />

It’s been a busy weekend in<br />

Christchurch with events on all<br />

over the city.<br />

LYFE, Nostalgia, Holi, Japan<br />

Day and Children’s Day have<br />

all been on and complement the<br />

ongoing smaller activities that<br />

happen in our neighbourhoods<br />

every week. The Mt Pleasant,<br />

Sumner, Lyttelton and Opawa<br />

markets are great places for us<br />

to shop and connect as communities<br />

and the many playgrounds<br />

are full of children and<br />

their parents catching up.<br />

We’re missing something<br />

though – ongoing activities<br />

for our youth. There has been<br />

demand for a skate park in the<br />

<strong>Bay</strong>s area for many years; it was<br />

identified in a city council network<br />

plan in 2004 and in 2009<br />

and in 2015, it nearly<br />

happened.<br />

Demand has never been higher.<br />

The success of the temporary<br />

skate ramp in Sumner over the<br />

last couple of years has shown<br />

that not only is there a need for<br />

one, but that they can be run<br />

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and antisocial behaviours<br />

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predicted.<br />

So, last week the new<br />

Linwood-Central-Heathcote<br />

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go through a full site selection<br />

process and bid for funding in<br />

the Long Term Plan. Keep an<br />

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this off as soon as possible.<br />

Meanwhile, I also attended<br />

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red-zoned land. It was held in<br />

Mt Pleasant and community<br />

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SCHOOLS<br />

FUN: The Governors <strong>Bay</strong> Fete will have a variety of events available for families to take part in.<br />

Fete a chance to spotlight jetty<br />

• By Noah Graham<br />

NEXT WEEK’S Governors<br />

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Allandale Domain will host<br />

the ninth fete on <strong>March</strong> 19 and<br />

it will be four hours of familyfriendly<br />

fun, organiser Wendy<br />

Foster said.<br />

She said this year they are<br />

expecting around 1000 people<br />

to turn up to the event which<br />

will have a variety of activities<br />

from “walking the Jetty” – an<br />

opportunity to raise awareness of<br />

the Save the Jetty campaign – to<br />

dunking Governors <strong>Bay</strong> firefighters<br />

in water.<br />

This year’s event will be “just a<br />

lot of fun” and will celebrate the<br />

coastal community and provide<br />

local community groups a<br />

chance to fundraise, she said.<br />

She said there will be something<br />

for everyone with both<br />

young and old teaming up for<br />

a special competition – the top<br />

team challenge.<br />

Mrs Foster said she had coined<br />

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“We’re planning for a large<br />

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Through the event the community<br />

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PAGE 18 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi<br />

Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 8 <strong>2017</strong><br />

Father-son duo win XRACE event<br />

• By Poppy Wortman<br />

A REDCLIFFS father and son<br />

duo took out the line honours at<br />

Sunday’s NZHL XRACE, held<br />

under blazing blue skies at New<br />

Brighton Beach.<br />

At a speedy time of 41m 20s,<br />

Greg Jansen and eight-year-old<br />

son, Luke, tackled 10 challenges,<br />

including creating a cardboard<br />

house, building an origami bird<br />

and performing dance steps.<br />

Jansen had raced the previous<br />

two years with Luke’s older sister<br />

Hannah, but this year he signed<br />

up with his middle son.<br />

“I love the balance of the competition<br />

and the companionship<br />

of being in an event with my<br />

children. There is just nothing<br />

like this,” Jansen said.<br />

“I loved every second of being<br />

able to race with my son. I<br />

couldn’t have been prouder.<br />

“It’s a bit of a grudge match<br />

now though; my six-year-old son<br />

is booking me in for next year<br />

and is aiming for a legacy.”<br />

The Christchurch stop over<br />

was the sixth event in the national<br />

series of XRACE events. An<br />

XRACE is a mystery adventure<br />

race made up of a parent and<br />

child, racing together against<br />

other family teams to complete<br />

10 mystery challenges.<br />

XRACE series creator Shane<br />

Hooks said the challenges are a<br />

mixture of fun, like the dance<br />

challenge, but carry life skills as<br />

well. This year, teams were told<br />

in advance that one challenge<br />

would be sewing a button on a<br />

SPORTS<br />

SUCCESS: Redcliffs residents Luke Jansen, 8, and father,<br />

Greg, were delighted to claim first place at the NZHL XRACE<br />

competition on Sunday. ​<br />

shirt, which proved tricky for<br />

many dads.<br />

Hooks had high praise for<br />

the Christchurch community<br />

getting in behind the event, and<br />

said there was a phenomenal<br />

atmosphere.<br />

“Christchurch families get<br />

XRACE. They know that win or<br />

lose, what really matters is getting<br />

out there with your kids.”<br />

Membership drive for Lyttelton netball<br />

MORE SUCCESS: Football practice is well under way at<br />

Ferrymead as the club prepares for the upcoming season.<br />

The men’s senior and reserve teams have been training<br />

for a few weeks now and are warming up for the Mainland<br />

Premier League, which starts on <strong>March</strong> 19. Ferrymead’s<br />

women’s and 45-plus men’s teams (pictured) took out gold<br />

at the South Island Masters’ Tournament in Timaru last year<br />

and the club is looking for more success this year. Club<br />

captain Ren Cameron said the players were training well<br />

and are looking forward to the season. He said there will be<br />

a lot of exciting football this season for the club, particularly<br />

with a team being sent to a three-day under-17 youth<br />

football tournament in Auckland later this month.<br />

THE LYTTELTON Netball<br />

Club is hoping to increase its<br />

membership pool this season.<br />

Lyttelton committee chairwoman<br />

Flo McGregor said training<br />

will begin towards the end<br />

of <strong>March</strong> with games starting<br />

in April, but it is not too late for<br />

people to register.<br />

She said the closing date for<br />

registrations is Sunday and the<br />

club is always welcoming new<br />

members.<br />

“We enjoy the fact that our<br />

club has many returning participants<br />

and are really looking<br />

forward to welcoming new<br />

people into our growing netball<br />

whānau.”<br />

She said last year the club had<br />

seven teams, including one adult<br />

team, and it is hoping to attract<br />

not just players, but managers,<br />

coaches and committee members<br />

as well.<br />

“Not only are we hoping to<br />

RETURNING: Lyttelton Netball D team players will return to<br />

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attract many players at registration,<br />

we are also hoping that<br />

coaches, referees and team<br />

managers will want to show<br />

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Travel<br />

Mishmash of sights in Milan<br />

• By Mike Yardley<br />

MILAN CAN be a tough nut to<br />

crack and first impressions aren’t<br />

always flattering.<br />

Extensively bombed during<br />

World War 2, the central city<br />

skyline resembles an architectural<br />

lasagne, a mishmash of the<br />

venerable and the hastily built<br />

brutalist.<br />

But give this Italian powerhouse<br />

of finance and fashion a<br />

chance to reveal her finery and<br />

you’ll be amply rewarded.<br />

The banner attractions are<br />

headlined by the Duomo,<br />

Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last<br />

Supper, and what is arguably the<br />

most elegant shopping centre<br />

in Europe, Galleria Vittorio<br />

Emanuele II.<br />

Fancy a new way to commune<br />

with this glass domed goliath?<br />

Head up to the roofline of the<br />

Galleria, which has only been<br />

open to the public since May.<br />

Costing €12, Highline Galleria<br />

serves up giddy perspectives<br />

of the building, across to the<br />

Duomo, and on a clear day,<br />

expansive views of the Alps.<br />

The far end archway leading out<br />

of the galleria adjoins the pretty<br />

Piazza della Scala, adorned with<br />

a statue of Leonardo Da Vinci<br />

overlooking Teatro La Scala.<br />

First built in 1778, this legendary<br />

opera house was all but destroyed<br />

during World War 2, but was<br />

rapidly rebuilt and reopened in<br />

1946. La Scala’s façade is rather<br />

austere, but like much of Milan,<br />

the real beauty lies within.<br />

Its majestic six-tiered and<br />

chandeliered interior, bursting<br />

with gilded arches and scarlet-silk<br />

furnishings are sublime. Trying<br />

to score tickets to an opera is not<br />

easy, nor cheap, so if you want to<br />

grab a glimpse of the auditorium’s<br />

lavish interior, just head next<br />

door to Scala Museum where for<br />

€6 you get to gaze down inside<br />

this stupendous theatre.<br />

One of Milan’s favourite sons,<br />

Guiseppe Verdi, premiered 10 of<br />

his 26 operas at La Scala and on<br />

nearby Via Manzoni, take note<br />

MAJESTIC: Clockwise from left, the Duomo, Galleria Vittorio<br />

Emanuele II.<br />

FOOD: Queues to sample Luini’s tasty morsels.<br />

of the imposing Grand Hotel, an<br />

old-school Milanese establishment,<br />

where many glittery guests,<br />

including Rudolf Nureyev and<br />

Margot Fontein didn’t just stay<br />

a few nights, but moved in. The<br />

most famous resident was Verdi<br />

himself, who shifted in 1872<br />

and died in Room 105, in 1901.<br />

Horses outside the hotel had their<br />

hooves muffled, and the street<br />

was draped in carpet to cushion<br />

the sound of the carriages, so as<br />

not to disturb the dying composer<br />

in his last days. The hotel<br />

is actually a time-capsule, to the<br />

point that you can book the Verdi<br />

Suite, the very room where he<br />

died, which has been preserved as<br />

a memorial.<br />

An assortment of his property<br />

remains including the desk<br />

where he composed the music for<br />

Othello, and rather morbidly, the<br />

bed in which he died.<br />

While soaking up the fashion<br />

OPTION ONE<br />

houses in the Golden Quad, enjoy<br />

coffee and cake at Caffe Cova.<br />

Situated on my favourite street,<br />

via Montenapoleone, where<br />

the pavement looks more like a<br />

catwalk due to the fine threads<br />

flaunted by the passers-by, the<br />

café has been in business since<br />

1817 and was a second home to<br />

all the A-list composers. Order<br />

up an espresso and a slice of Cova<br />

Panettone, Verdi’s personal favourite<br />

– but stay standing at the bar.<br />

Sit down and you’ll pay 10 times<br />

more.<br />

Luini makes amazing panzerotti<br />

– pillowy fried dough parcels<br />

stuffed with tomato and mozzarella.<br />

The Milanese have swooned<br />

over Luini’s tasty morsels since<br />

it first opened in 1888, and now<br />

there’s always a line in front of<br />

this hole-in-the wall shop. Panzerotti<br />

is street food at its best;<br />

cheap, cheerful, quick and tasty.<br />

Alongside the original tomato<br />

and mozzarella, the ricotta and<br />

spinach combo hits the spot too<br />

as does the mouth-watering spicy<br />

salami.<br />

If you’re shopping up a storm in<br />

the Golden Quad, or just browsing,<br />

one store that embodies the<br />

Milanese obsession with bespoke<br />

fashion is Maglia Francesco, Milan’s<br />

famous umbrella company.<br />

In a city where it rains more regularly<br />

than Auckland, the trending<br />

must-have object of Milanese<br />

FASHION: Shop up a storm in<br />

the Golden Quad.<br />

desire is a tailored umbrella.<br />

You choose the wood, the metal,<br />

the insets, the fabrics – even the<br />

handle. It’s great fun watching<br />

the bespoke brolly browsers in<br />

action at Maglia Francesco, on via<br />

Ripamonti.<br />

One of Milan’s most adored<br />

treasures is also one of the most<br />

elusive: Da Vinci’s depiction of<br />

The Last Supper. Miraculously<br />

surviving the allied bombings,<br />

the revered wall mural graces<br />

the refectory of the Dominican<br />

monastery at Santa Maria delle<br />

Grazie. Da Vinci’s evocative work<br />

was applied directly onto dry<br />

wall, which is the reason for its<br />

fragility, and the limited viewing<br />

time. The painstaking restoration<br />

carried out in recent years is<br />

cause for celebration, albeit in a<br />

hushed reverential kind of way.<br />

FACT FILE<br />

Steer clear of the<br />

numerous rip-off ticket<br />

touts, trawling the<br />

streets (and the internet)<br />

offering entrance tickets<br />

at exorbitant prices to<br />

see The Last Supper.<br />

You shouldn’t have to<br />

pay any more than €12.<br />

For further information<br />

and to book in advance,<br />

go to the official website,<br />

www.cenacolovinciano.<br />

org<br />

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Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 8 <strong>2017</strong><br />

News<br />

Ace pilot’s spitfire engine on display<br />

AN AIRCRAFT engine, which<br />

lay buried in northern France<br />

for more than 70 years, has come<br />

halfway around the world to be<br />

delivered to the homeland of its<br />

pilot.<br />

The Rolls Royce Merlin engine,<br />

which belonged to an Mk.IXB<br />

spitfire flown<br />

by renowned<br />

Invercargillborn<br />

fighter ace<br />

Johnny Checketts,<br />

has arrived<br />

at its new home<br />

at the Air Force<br />

Johnny<br />

Checketts<br />

Museum of<br />

New Zealand in<br />

Wigram.<br />

Checketts son, Chris Checketts,<br />

was with museum staff to<br />

meet it.<br />

The engine has a remarkable<br />

story to tell, stretching back to<br />

the height of World War 2.<br />

On September 6, 1943, Checketts<br />

and his fellow spitfire pilots<br />

of No 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF<br />

took off on a mission to escort 72<br />

RAF bombers to their target in<br />

France.<br />

They were intercepted and<br />

attacked by 20 German FW 190<br />

fighters and, in the ensuing dogfight,<br />

Checketts’ spitfire was hit.<br />

There was an explosion and<br />

SPITFIRE: The Rolls Royce Merlin engine and propeller hub at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand. The engine came from<br />

squadron leader Johnny Checketts’ spitfire, which he flew during World War 2.<br />

the cockpit filled with flames.<br />

Checketts was badly burned but<br />

managed to bail out, landing<br />

safely in a field, while his spitfire<br />

ploughed into the ground.<br />

He was safely hidden with a<br />

French family and his wounds<br />

treated.<br />

With help from the French Resistance,<br />

Checketts evaded capture<br />

for nearly two months and<br />

safely made it back to England.<br />

He passed away in Christchurch<br />

in 2006 after serving as a<br />

volunteer guide at the Air Force<br />

Museum for a number of years.<br />

In <strong>March</strong> 2015, French aviation<br />

enthusiast group Somme<br />

Aviation 39-45 uncovered the<br />

remains of Checketts’ spitfire,<br />

aided by the accurate memories<br />

of local man André Bonvarlet<br />

who, as a teenager, had witnessed<br />

the spitfire crash and had seen<br />

him bail out.<br />

The complete Merlin engine,<br />

together with numerous other<br />

aircraft parts, was excavated<br />

from beneath 3.5m of soil. Pierre<br />

Ben and his team then began the<br />

process of cleaning and restoring<br />

the engine, which was encrusted<br />

with clay and dirt.<br />

Mr Ben contacted Chris in<br />

Christchurch about the possibility<br />

of sending the engine to New<br />

Zealand.<br />

Thanks to support from Mainfreight,<br />

the engine was shipped<br />

here. Chris then donated it to the<br />

museum.<br />

Through the efforts of Mr Ben<br />

and his team, the museum now<br />

has an enduring tribute to one<br />

of the most famous Kiwi fighter<br />

aces of World War 2.<br />

Visitors will be able to view the<br />

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the Lincoln Domain<br />

LOUD: Mark<br />

Williams<br />

from Dragon<br />

entertained<br />

a crowd of<br />

more than<br />

7500 people<br />

at Selwyn<br />

Sounds.<br />

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The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir<br />

by Jennifer Ryan<br />

The village of Chilbury in Kent is about to ring in some<br />

changes.This is a delightful novel of wartime gumption<br />

and village spirit that will make your heart sing out. Kent,<br />

1940.In the idyllic village of Chilbury change is afoot.<br />

Hearts are breaking as sons and husbands leave to fight,<br />

and when the Vicar decides to close the choir until the<br />

men return, all seems lost.But coming together in song is<br />

just what the women of Chilbury need in these dark hours,<br />

and they are ready to sing. With a little fighting spirit and the<br />

arrival of a new musical resident, the charismatic Miss Primrose<br />

Trent, the choir is reborn.Some see the choir as a chance to forget their<br />

troubles, others the chance to shine. Though for one villager, the choir is the<br />

perfect cover to destroy Chilbury’s new-found harmony.Uplifting and profoundly<br />

moving, THE CHILBURY LADIES’ CHOIR explores how a village can endure the<br />

onslaught of war, how monumental history affects small lives and how survival<br />

is as much about friendship as it is about courage.<br />

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funny and cheeky and with a mum to reckon with. When he becomes the first<br />

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BAY HARBOUR<br />

PAGE 25<br />

Theatre/Arts<br />

Classic kid’s tale finally coming<br />

• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding<br />

FROM THE moment The<br />

Very Hungry Caterpillar Show<br />

was brought to life on stage,<br />

Australian<br />

producer Michael<br />

Sieders (right)<br />

had his heart set<br />

on bringing the<br />

show across the<br />

ditch.<br />

After two years<br />

of touring Australia, the timeless<br />

children’s story will finally come<br />

to the city in July.<br />

Star Media has partnered the<br />

Isaac Theatre Royal to bring the<br />

successful show to Christchurch<br />

audiences.<br />

“It has been a long time coming.<br />

I have been planning this<br />

since its inception in 2015. Glad<br />

we can finally get it over there,”<br />

Sieders said.<br />

The show is to be presented by<br />

JWR Productions Australia and<br />

Michael Sieders Presents.<br />

Seventy-five hand-made<br />

puppets controlled by just four<br />

cast members will take Eric<br />

Carle’s classic tale from the page<br />

to the Isaac Theatre Royal’s<br />

stage.<br />

But to stay true to what is only<br />

a short 22-page book, audiences<br />

will get to see another three of<br />

MAGICAL SHOW: The giant butterfly is one of 75 hand-made<br />

puppets to feature in The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show.<br />

Carle’s children’s book adapted,<br />

bulking the show out to nearly<br />

an hour.<br />

The show is to begin with The<br />

Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse,<br />

Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely<br />

Firefly before finishing with The<br />

Very Hungry Caterpillar.<br />

The stage is to be transformed<br />

into a giant library with a 3.5m<br />

high book prop enabling the cast<br />

to create the different setting for<br />

each story.<br />

A team of about five puppetmakers<br />

from Puppet Kitchen<br />

Productions in New York city<br />

spent four months full-time<br />

creating the puppets before they<br />

were shipped off to Sydney.<br />

“We have puppets that range<br />

in size from the little tiny lightup<br />

firefly which is probably<br />

about the size of someone’s<br />

hand, ranging right up to the<br />

butterfly which has a wing span<br />

of nearly 4m,” Sieders said.<br />

He said the giant butterfly<br />

puppet will literally fly off a page<br />

and head straight towards the<br />

audience.<br />

“Even though you only get to<br />

see those puppets for sometimes<br />

a very brief moment on stage,<br />

you can tell so much work has<br />

gone into them and the detail is<br />

just breath-taking”.<br />

Sieders said this is his first<br />

work he has done for children<br />

and it has been the most<br />

satisfying experience he has had<br />

as a producer.<br />

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Thursday 9th <strong>March</strong> - Wednesday 15th <strong>March</strong><br />

A STREETCAT NAMED BOB (PG) Coarse language and drug references<br />

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SAT: 1.45pm, 3.50pm, 5.50pm, 8.00pm<br />

Sun, MOn: 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.45pm<br />

Tue, WeD: 1.30pm, 6.10pm, 8.15pm<br />

BEFORE I FALL (M) Offensive language<br />

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Tue/WeD: 6.00pm<br />

LION (PG)<br />

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HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Coarse Language<br />

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NExT<br />

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tHe INNOCeNtS Based On A True Story<br />

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sat: 11:00am, 3:25pm, 5:45pm sun: 12:35pm, 2:45pm, 7:15pm<br />

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lION Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman<br />

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sun: 12:50pm, 5:30pm mon: 3:45pm, 6:10pm tue: 1:25pm, 6:10pm<br />

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MaNCHeSter bY tHe Sea Must See Drama<br />

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COMING SOON<br />

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<strong>March</strong> 16th The Music Of<br />

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<strong>March</strong> 16th Gary Of The Pacific<br />

<strong>March</strong> 23rd One Thousand Ropes<br />

SpeCIal eveNtS/retrO<br />

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WIzard Of Oz <strong>March</strong> 26th 4.00pm<br />

tHe prINCeSS brIde April 21st 12.30pm<br />

moonlight M Violence, offensive language, drug use and sex scenes the innocents M Sexual violence, suicide<br />

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Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 8 <strong>2017</strong><br />

A DESIRABLE FAMILY LIFESTYLE<br />

32 Head Street<br />

This wonderful large home will impress - sunny spacious and in a perfect position, the "Golden Triangle" of Sumner.<br />

Only a short stroll to the beach, paddling pool, park and café - what could be better? Local schools and tennis club<br />

within walking distance and the convenience of being on a bus route for city schools will appeal. Originally built in the<br />

1930s, the extensive renovation in 1998 added a second story. Now four large double bedrooms, two bathrooms,<br />

brilliant storage and separate living areas both upstairs and down, this home allows freedom for everyone to enjoy their<br />

own space. Bathed in all day sun with open plan kitchen, the generous dining area opens to an expansive deck leading<br />

to well established gardens and lawns. Private, fenced and safe with internal access double garaging plus workshop.<br />

A fantastic opportunity in this prestigious area, hill views and lifestyle to enjoy!<br />

Sumner<br />

Auction<br />

From 12pm, Fri 24 Mar <strong>2017</strong> (unless sold prior)<br />

3 Deans Ave, Chch<br />

View Thurs/Sun 3-3.45pm<br />

www.bayleys.co.nz/554173<br />

Marilyn Still<br />

M 027 229 8769<br />

B 03 595 2844<br />

marilyn.still@bayleys.co.nz<br />

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LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 20<strong>08</strong>.<br />

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CAPTIVATING WATER VIEWS - CAPTIVATED LIFE<br />

214 Main Road<br />

Set in the stunning location of Moncks <strong>Bay</strong>, you only need to walk a few steps to dip your toes in the water, and you’re<br />

only moments’ walk from Sumner and Redcliffs Villages. In a prime position next to the sea this gorgeous character<br />

home boasts its original central staircase, leading to the four double bedrooms and family bathroom on the top level.<br />

Downstairs is an entertainer’s paradise, with French doors leading to a sun-drenched deck and patio, sheltered from the<br />

easterly wind. The kitchen enjoys a superb view across the water and there are two living areas. The established garden<br />

is a safe haven for children to play and adults to relax. Within easy walking distance to schools, transport, Redcliffs<br />

shops and cafes, this is a home with charisma.<br />

An unmissable waterfront opportunity. Beautiful Moncks <strong>Bay</strong>. Create magical family memories.<br />

Check out the video - www.bayleys.co.nz/554021<br />

Redcliffs<br />

Auction<br />

12pm, Sat 18 Mar <strong>2017</strong> (unless sold prior)<br />

On Site<br />

View Thurs 2-2.30pm / Sun 3.30-4.15pm<br />

www.bayleys.co.nz/554021<br />

Bonnie Brown<br />

M 021 343 407<br />

B 03 595 2844<br />

bonnie.brown@bayleys.co.nz<br />

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS,<br />

LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 20<strong>08</strong>.<br />

554021<br />

www.bayleys.co.nz<br />

All companies within this composite are Members of <strong>Bay</strong>leys Realty Group


Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 8 <strong>2017</strong><br />

Latest Christchurch news at www.<br />

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BAY HARBOUR<br />

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A JEWEL IN THE CROWN<br />

109C Moncks Spur Road<br />

Capturing expansive views that glide across sparkling Moncks <strong>Bay</strong> towards Pegasus <strong>Bay</strong> and beyond to the Kaikoura<br />

Ranges, this brand new home’s premiere position enjoys a vista that´s simply Paradise. This shining star has the<br />

ambience of a luxury resort with a focus on contemporary style, design and comfort. With its natural outlook that<br />

provides an ever-changing canvas, this substantial 247m² home features four double bedrooms, study and three<br />

bathrooms, with a clever design that provides shelter from the easterly winds. Entertaining and leisure activities are<br />

king of this castle, with a versatile open plan living and dining layout, next to the fabulous kitchen that will satisfy the<br />

home gourmet, while also enjoying the incredible natural landscape. Luxurious and bespoke fittings and fixtures are<br />

unified in a soft natural palette throughout this home and there´s an undeniable feeling of quality. This layout is ideal<br />

for families or executives. Indulge in the seaside lifestyle in a future proof home whose enjoyment is simply magical.<br />

Redcliffs<br />

Auction<br />

1pm, Sun 19 Mar <strong>2017</strong> (unless sold prior)<br />

On Site<br />

View Thurs 1-1.30pm / Sun 2-2.30pm<br />

www.bayleys.co.nz/554124<br />

Bonnie Brown<br />

M 021 343 407<br />

B 03 595 2844<br />

bonnie.brown@bayleys.co.nz<br />

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS,<br />

LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 20<strong>08</strong>.<br />

NEW LISTING<br />

CLEARLY SIGNALS YOU HAVE GONE UP IN THE WORLD...<br />

8 Signal Hill Road<br />

Originally constructed in 2004 with a brick veneer recent EQ repairs and refurbishments included a new BRANZ<br />

approved StoPlaster cladding system ensuring this well designed home has a fresh contemporary aesthetic. The<br />

elevated position at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac affords unobstructed ocean views across Pegasus <strong>Bay</strong> and South<br />

Shore Spit to the city yet encompassing the Kaikoura Ranges. Expansive living areas on the upper level allow seamless<br />

flow to the wide balconies, the multiple bi-fold doors and windows framing those ever-changing views. The kitchen, with<br />

SMEG appliances is open-plan to the informal living and dining area plus there is a guest wc on this level. Downstairs<br />

the main suite has its own en-suite and WIR. Three further double bedrooms supported by the fully appointed family<br />

bathroom, with spa bath. Large double garaging provides plenty of storage options. Vacant, early possession available.<br />

Mt Pleasant<br />

Deadline Sale<br />

1pm, Thurs 23 Mar <strong>2017</strong> (unless sold prior)<br />

View Sat 1-1.30pm or anytime by appointment<br />

www.bayleys.co.nz/554176<br />

Rosemarie de Jong<br />

M 027 240 8005<br />

B 03 375 4700<br />

rosemarie.dejong@bayleys.co.nz amy.spurgeon@bayleys.co.nz<br />

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS,<br />

LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 20<strong>08</strong>.<br />

Amy Spurgeon<br />

M 021 682 263<br />

B 03 375 4700<br />

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS,<br />

LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 20<strong>08</strong>.<br />

554176<br />

All companies within this composite are Members of <strong>Bay</strong>leys Realty Group<br />

www.bayleys.co.nz


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Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 8 <strong>2017</strong><br />

Email noah.graham@starmedia.kiwi<br />

by 5pm each Wednesday<br />

Create ‘n’ Connect Art and<br />

Crafts<br />

Tomorrow, 9.30am-noon<br />

The Create ‘n’ Connect Art<br />

and Craft group welcomes you<br />

to come and enjoy creativity,<br />

company and inspiration. Bring<br />

your own project or we can help<br />

you with something new. Call<br />

Beth on 022 678 1252 for more<br />

information.<br />

St Andrew’s Anglican Church,<br />

148 Main Rd, Redcliffs<br />

Learn To Sail<br />

Sunday, 9am-noon.<br />

This course will cater for<br />

children aged eight to 13<br />

with very little or no sailing<br />

experience. To register<br />

and for more details, email<br />

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or register via the Naval Point<br />

Club website. Fees apply.<br />

Naval Point Club Lyttelton, 16<br />

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Drayton Reserve Working<br />

Bee<br />

Sunday, 2pm<br />

Meet up if you would like to<br />

weed, mulch and water seedlings<br />

from last year at the Drayton<br />

Reserve. For further information,<br />

call Dave Bryce on 021 363 498.<br />

Avery Pl, Drayton Reserve<br />

Redcliffs School Mainly<br />

Music<br />

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St Andrew’s Church, 148 Main<br />

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Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong> Twilight<br />

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from Lyttelton and make use<br />

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donation.<br />

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Hunters Rd, Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong><br />

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water to keep yourself hydrated. For more information, call Juliet Neil on 021<br />

032 7014.<br />

Markets:<br />

Mt Pleasant Art and Craft<br />

Market: Head along to the<br />

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Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm.<br />

Atrium of the Mt Pleasant<br />

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Mt Pleasant Farmers’<br />

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Twice a year we clear the Community Fund collection boxes at<br />

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Charities and community groups<br />

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Family<br />

Prize<br />

Spot<br />

Prizes<br />

Sunday<br />

19th<br />

<strong>March</strong><br />

30


<strong>March</strong> 19 $25<br />

Enter now at Pak’NSave | New World | The Athlete’s Foot | YMCA or online at city2surf.co.nz<br />

<strong>March</strong> 19<br />

Be in to win return flights for two to any<br />

Singapore Airlines destination in the UK<br />

or Europe, thanks to Singapore Airlines<br />

Prize announced at mid-day Sunday 19 <strong>March</strong>.<br />

1<br />

You must be wearing your City2Surf<br />

registration sticker to SINGAPORE be eligible AIRLINES<br />

BRAND GUIDELINES<br />

SUMMARY<br />

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